The IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) - Session Control and Other Network Operations

A hands-on implementation guide to the revolutionary, next-generation communications solution
This desktop reference is a practical guide to IMS, the network that supports streaming multimedia, conference calls, text messages, and Internet services on cell phones, PDAs, and other handheld devices. You will learn how to establish IMS sessions, deliver content, ensure reliable connections, and secure transmissions.

List of contents

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Architecture of the IMS
Chapter 2. Moving from Legacy to Convergence
Chapter 3. Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
Chapter 4. Addressing in the IMS
Chapter 5. Establishing a Session in the IMS
Chapter 6. Security Procedures in the IMS
Chapter 7. Online and Offline Charging in the IMS
Appendix A: 3GPP Documentation
Appendix B: Bibliography
Index

About the author

Travis Russell is Regional Sales Manager of the Network Switching Division at Tekelec in North Carolina. He has been a field engineer in the telecommunications business for over 20 years, and lectures on basic telecommunications at area colleges and universities, as well as industry seminars. He is the author of Telecommunications Protocols, Signaling System #7, and the co-author of CDPD: Cellular Digital Packet Data Standards and Technology, all published by McGraw-Hill.

Summary

A practical guide to IMS, the network that supports streaming multimedia, conference calls, text messages, and Internet services on cell phones, PDAs, and other handheld devices. It helps to learn how to establish IMS sessions, deliver content, ensure reliable connections, and secure transmissions.

Product details

• Authors: Travis Russell, Russell Travis
• Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL Professional
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.02.2008
• EAN: 9780071488532
• ISBN: 978-0-07-148853-2
• No. of pages: 224
• Weight: 575 g
• Series: McGraw-Hill Communications; McGraw-Hill Communications
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Programming languages; COMPUTERS / Networking / General, Graphical & digital media applications, Computer networking & communications, Graphical and digital media applications, COMPUTERS / Design, Graphics & Media / Graphics Tools, Computer networking and communications